In media today, we looked at the codes and conventions of music magazines. We were given 5 magazines to compare and see what they all had in common. The codes and conventions of music magazines are;
- There is no white space
- Buzz words, for example; exclusive and new.
- Positioning statement (Usually above or below the title)
- Bar code, contains the date, price, issue number and nowadays, the email address
- The titles are always bold and are usually found in the top left hand corner or across the top. The font is always different from the font used in the rest of the magazine, it is eye-catching and it is larger than the rest of the text.
- They are have a central image and in well known magazines they cover some of the title with the central image.
- The same colour scheme is used throughout and it is usually simple and it is usually 3 to 4 colour that are used.
- Cover lines represent the stories inside, they are all in the same font and there are usually 5 to 6 of them on a cover. The cover lines are smaller than the title but bigger than the other text on the page.
- All the text is centred around the central image. The text also anchors the main image and there is always picture, text cohesion.
- The colours do not clash and they are easy on the eye.
- They use close-up shots or medium close- ups.
- On a cover, you do not want too much or too less. They use long shots for a bands photographs.
- They use a plain background because it is formality.
- Masthead (Magazine title). They make the genre clear.
- They use smaller pictures which relate to the stories inside.
- The main cover line goes with the main picture.
- They only use a few font, usually Serif e.g. Times new Roman, or sans
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